Cydia splendana (Hübner, [1799]), (marbled piercer)


9 Sep 2017 at OSGR: SU00 in Dorset, England

Record Summary3 mined and deformed (squat) acorns, still on the tree
Found asFeeding traces
Date9 September 2017
Associated organismQuercus robur
OS grid refOSGR: SU00
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland

Notes:

Stumpy, oblate acorns with frass around hole near cup. Still attached to the tree.

Acorn cut open but only frass inside - no larva.

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